Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-20

AnaIo mania has losg besa a pEeva-
lent disease In the United States. Its
prssenea has been source of regret 70
good Amerisens, and there Ia 3 certain
malicious satisfaction In tbe knoviedGe
that disease Of 9 similaf--or rather,
Of q directly opposise-nature is nov
raging With great fury 10 England. Il
has appeared In the highest places, the
members Of the royal family being
among the worst scfeFers. While med
IcAl sciences has not YET conferred g
zane upon this neW snd strange mai
sdy. u might without ia. proprissy be
called buffAlobiIIAmanis.
Strange a. II may seem, g veil known
American nov in England Is receiving
honors ct the hands Of royalty s1oh ss
we're never conferred upon the obss-
qaious Lowell. noF even upon the eEing-
Ina Phelps. Hon. William r. Cody,
probably better known as Buffalo Bill.
is the recipient Of thtss honOrs. all Of
which are shared BY one Red Jacket
and a dozen or more dirty Sioux and
Pawnees. The Wild West show, with its
Indians, It's oowboys, its backing bEon-
ehes, Its butfaloes, ita cracking rifles
and its general hum and slaughter, has
fairly captured the people Of London.
The Prince Of Wales was the frst Of
the royal family 10 visit the show. He
vent and took the childres. and the
entire family enjoyed the Performance
huaely. The Prince and Mr.. Cody
had q pleasant conversation after
the last Indian had been killed and the
lights had been turned down, and each
vas favorably impressed With the other.
The Prince evidently told his mother
what q good show II was. for ia q few
days the Queen, having received a CON-
plimentary ticket, attended the per
foFmanee and was deeply impressed
With the deeds Of vslor there to be seen.
She, too. struck up a friendship with
Mr.. Cody, and there is reason to believe
that be and the faithful Red jacket will
soon be granted the honor of dining
With Her Majesty.
OF course, wheR royalty was i'm
pressed with tie great show, all the
Robility felt in duty bound 20 be equally
impressed. Gladstone had witnessed a
performance previ ua TO that viewed by
the Prince Of Wales. and had distin-
Ruished the occasion by making a
speech. ia Which be expressed his graft
Acation at viewing these scenes typical
OF American life. GladsteRe's follow.
ers, therefore, vie With the nobility in
doing honor TO Buff tlo Bill and his
braves, and every man, woman. child
and buffalo coAneotsd with the shoE 10,
metaphoricaliy speaking, wandering in
a Geld in which the clover has att. inc d
q most luxurient growth.
There is, howtver, some difference of
opinion as to the precise locality in
America in which the scenes so graph
oally represented in the Wild West show
are to be encountered. The common
opinion Is that the locality Is somewhere
between the Bowsry aud Central Park.
though those who are better informed,
including the members Of the royal
family, are aware that such scenes are
not ordinarily encountered until one
has proceeded westward as far as Al
bany. There IL also some difference Of
opinion as to the exact standing of Mr..
Cody 10 his own country He is known
as Colonel" and be preaxes the eaba-
Iis.ic abhreviation Hon" to his name.
IL is accordingly believed that he ia a
member OF Congress as we'll as a colonel
10 the United States Army. Il is not
improbable that be will be kniohted be-
fore his return TO America, and there is
even talk Of Offering him an important
command in the British Army.
The American people cannot fail to
appreciate the distinguished attention
which has been shown 10 their unofficial
representative abroad. The English
people, after witsessiue the typical
scenes Of American life set forth in the
Wild West show. will appreciate the
difficulties which beset the struggling
civilization on this side Of the Atlantic.
All Of these things cannot fail to
strengthen the ties by which the Aneri-
can people are bound to their cousins |
across the ocean. Nor Is this all the |
coed that may be expected from the
visit Of the Wild West shsw 20 England.
MIR. Cody on his ressrn will, of course,
be received as friend and brother by
The anaiomaniaes, who have hitherto
held aleof from him and have looked
upon bis performances as being in alto
Ssther bad form. Aud through this
means, 1t is 10 be hoped, reconciliation
Eill be Effected between the cowboys
md the dudes. tvo classes of cur eili.
lens who have hitherto entertained a
though undeserved contempt
or each stheF.